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On Impeachment
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Author : Corey Brettschneider
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-09-08
On Impeachment written by Corey Brettschneider and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-08 with Political Science categories.
A short, accessible collection of key historic writings about presidential impeachment, as part of a new Penguin Classics series on liberty and constitutional rights. A Penguin Classic With the Penguin Liberty series by Penguin Classics, we look to the U.S. Constitution’s text and values, as well as to American history and some of the country’s most important thinkers, to discover the best explanations of our constitutional ideals of liberty. Through these curated anthologies of historical, political, and legal classic texts, Penguin Liberty offers everyday citizens the chance to hear the strongest defenses of these ideals, engage in constitutional interpretation, and gain new (or renewed) appreciation for the values that have long inspired the nation. Questions of liberty affect both our daily lives and our country’s values, from what we can say to whom we can marry, how society views us to how we determine our leaders. It is Americans’ great privilege that we live under a Constitution that both protects our liberty and allows us to debate what that liberty should mean.
Impeachment
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Author : Jon Meacham
language : en
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date : 2018-10-16
Impeachment written by Jon Meacham and has been published by Modern Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-16 with History categories.
Four experts on the American presidency examine the first three times impeachment has been invoked—against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton—and explain what it means today. Impeachment is a double-edged sword. Though it was designed to check tyrants, Thomas Jefferson also called impeachment “the most formidable weapon for the purpose of a dominant faction that was ever contrived.” On the one hand, it nullifies the will of voters, the basic foundation of all representative democracies. On the other, its absence from the Constitution would leave the country vulnerable to despotic leadership. It is rarely used, and with good reason. Only three times has a president’s conduct led to such political disarray as to warrant his potential removal from office, transforming a political crisis into a constitutional one. None has yet succeeded. Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 for failing to kowtow to congressional leaders—and, in a large sense, for failing to be Abraham Lincoln—yet survived his Senate trial. Richard Nixon resigned in August 1974 after the House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment against him for lying, obstructing justice, and employing his executive power for personal and political gain. Bill Clinton had an affair with a White House intern, but in 1999 he faced trial in the Senate less for that prurient act than for lying under oath about it. In the first book to consider these three presidents alone—and the one thing they have in common—Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker explain that the basis and process of impeachment is more political than legal. The Constitution states that the president “shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors,” leaving room for historical precedent and the temperament of the time to weigh heavily on each case. This book reveals the complicated motives behind each impeachment—never entirely limited to the question of a president’s guilt—and the risks to all sides. Each case depended on factors beyond the president’s behavior: his relationship with Congress, the polarization of the moment, and the power and resilience of the office itself. This is a realist view of impeachment that looks to history for clues about its potential use in the future.
To End A Presidency
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Author : Laurence Tribe
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2018-05-15
To End A Presidency written by Laurence Tribe and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-15 with Law categories.
As Congress prepares articles of impeachment of President Trump, read the definitive book on presidential impeachment and how it should be used today. Impeachment is our ultimate constitutional check against an out-of-control executive. But it is also a perilous and traumatic undertaking for the nation. In this authoritative examination, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz rise above the daily clamor to illuminate impeachment's proper role in our age of broken politics. To End a Presidency is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand how this fearsome power should be deployed.
Impeached
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Author : David O. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-05-12
Impeached written by David O. Stewart and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-12 with History categories.
An account of the attempt to remove Andrew Johnson from the presidency. It demolishes the myth that Johnson's impeachment was unjustified.
High Crimes And Misdemeanors
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Author : Frank O. Bowman III
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-11-30
High Crimes And Misdemeanors written by Frank O. Bowman III and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-30 with Law categories.
This indispensable work traces impeachment from its bloody origins in medieval England, to its adoption in the Constitution, and through 250 years of American experience culminating in the two impeachments of Donald Trump. Frank O. Bowman III tells the stories, human and political, of nobles, commoners, colonists, judges, legislators, cabinet officers, and Presidents who have faced impeachment. He demonstrates that the practice was designed to be a flexible tool, informed by history, and adaptable to the needs of any age. The first edition was read by Democrats and Republicans and cited extensively by the advocates in both Trump impeachments. In this second edition, Bowman expands the first edition's deep historical and constitutional analysis. He also draws on his involvement in both Trump impeachments as a congressional consultant and frequent commentator, to assess Trump's aberrant presidency, his impeachments, and whether impeachment remains a useful tool against an overreaching president.
Impeachment
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Author : Cass R. Sunstein
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-30
Impeachment written by Cass R. Sunstein and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-30 with Law categories.
Cass Sunstein considers actual and imaginable arguments for a president’s removal, explaining why some cases are easy and others hard, why some arguments for impeachment are judicious and others not. In direct and approachable terms, he dispels the fog surrounding impeachment so that all Americans may use their ultimate civic authority wisely.
Legal Materials On Impeachment Special Subcommittee On H Res 920 91 2 Pursuant To H Res 93 August 11 1970
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Judiciary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Legal Materials On Impeachment Special Subcommittee On H Res 920 91 2 Pursuant To H Res 93 August 11 1970 written by United States. Congress. House. Judiciary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.
Legal Materials On Impeachment
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Legal Materials On Impeachment written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Judges categories.
Impeachment In The Nigerian Presidential System
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Author : Omololu Fagbadebo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-08-26
Impeachment In The Nigerian Presidential System written by Omololu Fagbadebo and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-26 with Political Science categories.
This book explores the politics associated with the exercise of the legislative power of impeachment as intended by the drafters of the Constitution in Nigeria. It interrogates the exercise of the power of impeachment with reference to the intended purpose and examines its failures in the cases of impeachment in the country. It analyzes the interplay of power in the governing institutions in Nigeria’s political system, which involved the understanding of a web of interactions among elites within a political structure relating with others outside its sphere of operation. It presents an analysis of the politics associated with impeachment within the framework of the activities of different political actors operating in different political structures assigned to perform certain statutory roles in the political system. The book shows how the selective use of impeachment provisions as instrument of political vendetta and harassment has weakened the potency of this oversight power of the legislature thereby engendering accountability problem in the Nigerian presidential system.
Presidential Impeachment And The New Political Instability In Latin America
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Author : Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-07-09
Presidential Impeachment And The New Political Instability In Latin America written by Aníbal Pérez-Liñán and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-09 with Political Science categories.
Documents the emergence of a pattern of political instability in Latin America. Traditional military coups have receded in the region, but elected presidents are still ousted from power as a result of recurrent crises. Aníbal Pérez-Liñán shows that presidential impeachment has become the main constitutional instrument employed by civilian elites to depose unpopular rulers. Based on detailed comparative research in five countries and extensive historical information, the book explains why crises without breakdown have become the dominant form of instability in recent years and why some presidents are removed from office while others survive in power. The analysis emphasizes the erosion of presidential approval resulting from corruption and unpopular policies, the formation of hostile coalitions in Congress, and the role of investigative journalism. This book challenges classic assumptions in studies of presidentialism and provides important insights for the fields of political communication, democratization, political behaviour, and institutional analysis.